Texas Statutes
§ 37.158 — VENUE.
Texas § 37.158
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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 37.158 (2026).
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Sec. 37.158. VENUE.
(a)In this section, "prosecuting attorney" means a county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney.
(b)An offense under this subchapter may be prosecuted:
(1)in any county in which the offense may be prosecuted under other law; or
(2)if the consent required by Subsection (c) is provided, in a county, other than a county described by Subdivision (1), in which is located the educational institution campus at which a victim of the offense is enrolled.
(c)An offense under this subchapter may be prosecuted in a county described by Subsection (b)(2) only with the written consent of a prosecuting attorney of a county described by Subsection (b)(1) who has authority to prosecute an offense under this subchapter.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1371 (S.B. 38 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
Nearby Sections
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§ 37.001
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.§ 37.0011
USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.§ 37.0013
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR PROGRAM.§ 37.002
REMOVAL BY TEACHER.§ 37.0022
REMOVAL BY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER.§ 37.0023
PROHIBITED AVERSIVE TECHNIQUES.§ 37.003
PLACEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE.§ 37.005
SUSPENSION.§ 37.006
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